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Two very similar dendrobiums...
I think Den. leonis is one of the best-scented orchids out there. It's very heady vanilla. Well, when a fragrant orchid is described as smelling like vanilla (Onc. Sharry Baby, Onc. Twinkle, Neo. falcata etc.), it is usually a mixture with other scents. Not so with Den. leonis. It smells pure vanilla, absolutely edible and yummy, just like vanilla ice cream!
Den. prostratum is like a miniature version of Den. leonis, almost identical except for size. Here it is flowering in the orchid greenhouse at school:
With my pinky... It is a tiny flower!
Den. prostratum is supposedly vanilla-scented too, but to me it smells more like Onc. Twinkle/Onc. Sharry Baby than Den. leonis. And because it's so tiny, I have to sniff hard to smell it.
I think Den. leonis is one of the best-scented orchids out there. It's very heady vanilla. Well, when a fragrant orchid is described as smelling like vanilla (Onc. Sharry Baby, Onc. Twinkle, Neo. falcata etc.), it is usually a mixture with other scents. Not so with Den. leonis. It smells pure vanilla, absolutely edible and yummy, just like vanilla ice cream!
Den. prostratum is like a miniature version of Den. leonis, almost identical except for size. Here it is flowering in the orchid greenhouse at school:
With my pinky... It is a tiny flower!
Den. prostratum is supposedly vanilla-scented too, but to me it smells more like Onc. Twinkle/Onc. Sharry Baby than Den. leonis. And because it's so tiny, I have to sniff hard to smell it.